College notes: Classic to heat October ice

Big-time college hockey will finally arrive locally this fall when Colgate University and the U.S. Military Academy face off in the inaugural Cape Cod Collegiate Classic on Columbus Day weekend, Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center.

Big-time college hockey will finally arrive locally next fall when Colgate University and the U.S. Military Academy face off in the inaugural Cape Cod Collegiate Classic on Columbus Day weekend, Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center.

The teams renewed their 57-year rivalry Oct. 30 in Hamilton, N.Y., playing to a 4-4 tie. Colgate is currently 11-10-5 while the Black Knights are 9-13-5.

Army has a local tie in former head coach and 1960 U.S. Olympic Team mentor Jack Riley of Marstons Mills, who stood behind the Cadets' bench for 36 years, until being succeeded by his son Rob Riley, who stepped down in 2004 in favor of his younger brother Brian Riley, the current mentor.

The classic is being organized by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce sports advisory council.

Freshman Casey Ostrander (Yarmouthport) has made an immediate impact on the Bryant University women's swimming & diving team this season. The former Barnstable standout has set three individual school records – in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke. She is also the member of the 400 medley relay team that holds the school record.

To qualify for All-Academic honors, a player must have completed three semesters at the same institution with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or better based on a 4.00 scale.

Another local player, junior center Nick Fuccillo (East Falmouth) of the Plymouth State football team, has also been named to the NEFC All-Academic team.

The MMA rifle team earned double honors with recognition as the Most Improved team in the Air Rifle and VAR Divisions. The Bucs also took second place in the Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference in the Smallbore Marksman Division and third place in the Air Rifle Sharpshooter Division.

Sophomore forward Tim Parsons (Buzzards Bay) of the Westfield State men's soccer team was named to the all-MASCAC First Team. The Owls placed second in the MASCAC and qualified for the ECAC tournament. Parson led Westfield in scoring with 12 goals and five assists.

Former Nauset standout Cristina Scichilone of Roanoke was named All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The sophomore goaltender stopped 134 shots this season, which ranked her third in the ODAC. The South Yarmouth native had a 70-percent save percentage and is currently sixth all-time in career saves with 276. She was the only Roanoke player to make first team.

Sarah Cuthbert (Falmouth) is a member of the women's ice hockey team at the University of New Hampshire and helped her team beat Northeastern at Fenway Park.

Marstons Mills native Daniel Sidman, a graduate of Cape Cod Academy, was named to the NESCAC All-Academic Team for the Colby men's soccer team. He is majoring in philosophy and English.

Andrea Crowley (Bourne) was one of the top performers for the Bentley women's indoor track team at the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational at Harvard. She ran the regular 400 and finished 10th, in a 25-runner field with a time of 1:03.97, while also taking part in the 4x400 relay team, which finished third in 4:20.22.

Sam Herrick (Nantucket) and Matt Abbott (Falmouth) are both starters for the Wentworth men's basketball team. The 6-foot-8 Herrick leads the team in scoring (12.1) and rebounding (9.6) while Abbott is sixth in scoring (8.3) and second in rebounding (6.5).

Salve Regina junior Zack Moreau (Marstons Mills), traveled to Jersey City, N.J., for the NCAA Division III Leadership Conference. He is a business administration major and baseball player for the Seahawks.

Freshman wide receiver John Gomes (Hyannis) finished fourth on the Stonehill College football team with 19 receptions for 299 yards (15.7 avg.) and one touchdown. Gomes' former Barnstable teammate Isaiah Voegeli (Hyannis) was a wideout for the Merrimack football team.

Junior forward Stephanie Kinchla (Falmouth) of the UMass-Dartmouth field hockey team was named an ECAC Division III New England First Team All-Star. Kinchla led the Corsairs with 22 goals and 49 points, and was also named All-Little East Conference and First Team All-Region. UMass-Dartmouth finished 15-7, won the LEC Tournament and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Championships.

Senior Kelsey Fredericks (Nantucket) of Connecticut College was named to the NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team. Fredericks scored 11 goals in her career for the Camels field hockey team and helped lead Connecticut College to its first NESCAC championship tournament appearance since 2005.

Plymouth State men's hockey junior Sean Buckley (Sagamore) is a member of the men's ice hockey team, while three members of PSU women's hockey squad are also local products – junior captain Mollie Metcalfe of Orleans and sophomore defensemen Abby Van Wormer (Marstons Mills) and Nichole Eustis (Falmouth).

Marstons Mills native Erika Hansen completed her sophomore season for the 11-8 Babson field hockey team. A graduate of Barnstable, Hansen played in all 19 games at midfield for the Beavers and tallied one goal and one assist in 18 starts.